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Article (6) Fund Management

The Board of Directors shall supervise the Fund management, and for this purpose it may exercise the following tasks and powers:

1. Developing the Fund general policy and approving the plans and programs required to implement it.

2. Approving the technical foundations and standards necessary to implement the Fund tasks and achieve its objectives.

3. Creating the Fund financial account in accordance with the financial procedures applicable in the Council.

4. Approving the collection and disbursement of foundations, programs, and mechanisms from the Fund money.

5. Approving the Fund draft budget and closing account.

6. Appointing one or more external auditors, if necessary, and determining their remuneration.

7. Issuing administrative and financial powers schedule.

8. Preparing an annual report on the implemented initiatives and projects and the Fund financial position and submitting it to the Cabinet.

9. Forming the necessary committees to manage the fund and implement its tasks and objectives.

Article (4) Fund Capacities

For the achievement of the Fund objectives, the Fund has the following capacities:

1. Funding programs and initiatives of citizens qualification and employment in the private sector.

2. Funding training and technical programs and specialized certificates to support and qualify national work capabilities and skills in the private sector.

3. Establishing strategic partnerships with private bodies and institutions to achieve the Fund objectives.

4. Managing the Fund money to achieve its objectives.

5. Any other powers entrusted by the Board of Directors. 

Article (3) Fund Objectives

The Fund is intended to:

1. Support efforts of qualification and employment of the national human resources.

2. Provide additional financial resources to support the objectives, programs, and initiatives of the Council.

3. Ensure the sustainability of the Council programs and initiatives.

4. Support programs and initiatives of citizens qualification and employment in the private sector and establish a work culture therein. 

5. Any other objectives entrusted by the BOD.

Article (1) Definitions

In application of the provisions herein, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto, unless the context requires otherwise:

State: United Arab Emirates.

Council: Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council.

Board of Directors: Council’s Board of Directors.

Chairman: Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization.

Fund: NAFIS Fund.

Fund Budget: A detailed statement on the revenues, earnings, and expenditures expected during a specific financial year for the Fund.

Fund Resources: The sources by which the Fund secures its financial resources necessary for potential disbursement to achieve its objectives and exercise its competences.

Disbursement Mechanism: The means through which the Fund spends money on its approved initiatives, programs, and projects.